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I just bought a larger drive for my MacBook Pro. I will buy the new SL and install it fresh on the new drive.

1. After replacing the drive, how do I start the installation please?
2. On the old drive I have data and some applications that I wish to keep but do not have the installation disks or files. How could I transfer them to the new disk and to be still working? I have a USB backup drive but don't know how to use it.

I suggest that, instead of dragging and dropping to the external, you use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make an image of your current HD. Install the new HD and restore from the external (I think you can use DiskUtility from an install CD/DVD - search for the correct way to do this). Then, when you install SL, you're more likely to have everything that you wanted to keep.

just riding on this thread. i bought my MBP in june, so with my leopard already installed on it, comes with iLife 09. i got the up-to-date disc version of Snow Leopard. Im getting a new HD as well, and i wanna do a fresh install of snow leopard on the new HD, without installing leopard. Does my up-to-date come with iLife09? if not, how do i get iLife09?

can i install snow leopard and den pop in the leopard disc or smth? not sure if it works that way